Parallel Tech Track and Session Information:

Track 1: Basic Petroleum Microbiology
—— Disclosure of what exists Micro Communities

Session 1-1: Trend of Modern Petroleum Microbiology
Session 1-2: Ecology and Diversity of Oil Reservoirs
Session 1-3: Biospere, Lithosphere and Hydrosphere for Petroleum Microbial Habitat
Session 1-4: Microbes as Catalysts of Petroleum Processes
Session 1-5: Non-Molecular and Molecular Approaches in Petroleum Microbiology
Session 1-6: New Culture Based Methods in Study of Petroleum Microbiology
Session 1-7: Culture Independent Methods of Petroleum Microbiology
Session 1-8: Petroleum Microbe Metabolic Pathways
Session 1-9: Strain Screening, Nutrients, and Optimizing Culture Conditions
Session 1-10: Microbial Interactions with Silicon Formation
Session 1-11: Microbiology of Iron, Aluminum, Mercury and Other Metals
Session 1-12: HSE, Monitoring, and Safety Control of Petroleum Microbes

Track 2: Petroleum Metagenomics
—— Unrevealing the Secret of Life Tree

Session 2-1: Reservoir Metagenomics and Ecosystems Biology
Session 2-2: New Technologies in Petroleum Metagenomics
Session 2-3: Discovering Better Engineering Compatible Enzymes and Biomaterials via Metagenomics
Session 2-4: Efficient Metagenomics Data Processing and Applications
Session 2-5: Archaeal Metagenomics and its Implication in Reservoir Engineering
Session 2-6: Petroleum Metagenomics for Better Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Environment

Track 3: Petroleum Microorganisms for Heavy Oil E & P
—— Attacking the Core of Hard-to-Recover Oils

Session 3-1: Geophysics and Geobiology of Heavy Oil Reservoirs
Session 3-2: Mechanisms of Petroleum Microbes for Heavy Oil Viscosity Reduction
Session 3-3: Conditions Impacting the Efficiency of Microbes on Heavy Oil Recovery
Session 3-4: Petroleum Extremophiles of Heavy Oil Degradation
Session 3-5: Improved Microbial Process for Heavy Oil Recovery

Track 4: Lab Evaluation and In Situ Engineering Technologies
—— Overcome the Dilemma of Chemical Incompatibility

Session 4-1: Experimental Methods of Evaluation of Practical MEOR Process
Session 4-2: Petroleum Growth in Reservoir Rock and Conditions
Session 4-3: Reservoir Temperatures and Corresponding Thermopiles
Session 4-4: Pressure Tolerant Microbes in Anaerobic Conditions
Session 4-5: pH, Saline and Underground Water on Petroleum Microbial Growth
Session 4-6: Rational Microbial Biotechnology Process Design

Track 5: Applications of Indigenous Microbes for Unconventional Oil and Gas
—— Finding Smart Bugs in Nature for Challenging Reserves

Session 5-1: Reservoir Permeability Modifiers
Session 5-2: Shale Oil Formation Cleanup
Session 5-3: Wax and Asphalene Block Removal and Well Bore Cleanup
Session 5-4: Selective Water Shutoff
Session 5-5: Coal Methane Recovery using Microbial Technology
Session 5-6: Microbial Degradation of Carbonates and Its Implications

Track 6A: Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR Part I)
—— Understanding the Mechanisms and Determinant Factors

Session 6-1: Reservoir Properties, Heterogeneity and Limitations Related MEOR
Session 6-2: The Microbes: Selection, Function, and Fitness
Session 6-3: Reservoir Screening and Microbial Selections
Session 6-4: Chemistry in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
Session 6-5: Fluid Mechanics and Modeling in MEOR
Session 6-6: Petroleum Engineering Process with MEOR
Session 6-7: Robust Genetic Engineered Microbes and Bioengineering in MEOR
Session 6-8: Chemical Engineering Issues of MEOR
Session 6-9: Geophysics and Geotechnical Engineering in MEOR
Session 6-10: Consolidated Mechanisms of MEOR

Track 6B: Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR Part II)
—— Translating The Oil Tricks for Possible Modern Routine Jobs

Session 6-11: Selection Criteria For Candidate Oil Wells & Fields
Session 6-12: Inoculants Culturing and Fermentation Processes
Session 6-13: Procedures Evaluation, Design and In Situ Operation Technologies
Session 6-14: Microbial Enhanced Hydraulic Fracturing
Session 6-15: Microbial Enhanced Matrix Acidizing
Session 6-16: Microbial Enhanced Water Flooding
Session 6-17: Microbes in Ocean Oil Reservoir Exploration
Session 6-18: Microbial Enhanced Gas Exploration and Production
Session 6-19: Effect Monitoring and Evaluation of Field Trials
Session 6-20: Economic Considerations in MEOR

Track 7: Microbial Products for Reservoir Engineering and Improved Production
—— Hopes and Power of White Biotechnology

Session 7-1: Hydraulic Fracturing-Enzyme Breakers and Bio-additives
Session 7-2: Horizontal Well Completion-Enzymatic Mud Damage Removal
Session 7-3: In Situ Acidizing on Carbonate Reservoirs
Session 7-4: Selective Water Plugging and Formation Profile Control
Session 7-5: Pressure Decrease of Injection Water Well
Session 7-6: Enzymatic Upgrading of Petroleum Fractions and Pure Hydrocarbons
Session 7-7: Microbial or Biological Deemulsification

Track 8: Biomaterials, Enzymes and Biosurfactants from Petroleum Microorganisms
—— Making Reservoir Engineering Processes biodegradable and environmental friendly

Session 8-1: Bacterial Polysaccharides for Selective Water Plugging and Profile Control
Session 8-2: Enzymes for Gel Breaking and Heavy Oil Upgrading and Viscosity Reduction
Session 8-3: Biosurfactants (Emulsan, Sophorolipids, Peptidolipid, Rhamnolipid) for Well Stimulation
Session 8-4: Biopolymers for Injectivity Profile Modification and Mobility Control
Session 8-5: Solvents for Oil Dissolution and Viscosity Reduction
Session 8-6: Microbial Acids and Gas for Permeability and Pressure Increase, Emulsification, Oil Swelling and Viscosity Reduction
Session 8-7: Enzyme Enhanced Oil Recovery

Track 9: Microbial Induced Corrosion and Reservoir Souring Control
—— Reducing the Pipe and Equipment Damages caused by Bad Bugs

Session 9-1: Advances in Control of Microbially Induced Corrosion (MIC)
Session 9-2: Sulfate Reducing Bacteria: Sulfur Cycle Management and H2S Reduction
Session 9-3: Nitrate Reducing Bacteria and it’s Applications
Session 9-4: Microbicides or Biocides Used to Control SRB or MIC
Session 9-5: Injection of Nitrates for Reservoir Souring Control

Track 10: Petroleum Microbiology for Chemical and Biofuel Industries
—— Protect Your Home from Pollution from Very Beginning

Session 10-1: Microbial Demetalation in Oil Refinery
Session 10-2: Application of Petroleum Microbiology for Chemical Synthesis
Session 10-3: Microbial Production of Methane and Biogases
Session 10-4: Petroleum Extremophiles for Biofuel Production
Session 10-5: Petroleum Microbiology for Robust Bio-catalysts

Track 11: Microbial Processes For Recovering And Upgrading Petroleum
—— Nullify Emission Trade and Facilitate Clean Development Mechanism

Session11-1: Microbial Deemulsification
Session 11-2: Microbial Desulfurization
Session 11-3: Microbial Denitrogenation
Session 11-4: Enzymatic Upgrading Of Petroleum Fractions And Pure Hydrocarbons Acterial
Session 11-5: Biosensors for Process Monitoring

Track 12: Bioremediation for Hydrocarbon Contaminated Environment
—— Using Natural Ways to Heal our Wounded Earth

Session 12-1: Microbial Community and Dynamics During Bioremediation
Session 12-2: Molecular Biology and Protein Engineering in Bioremediation
Session 12-3: Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soil and Water
Session 12-4: Bioremediation and Purification of Gaseous Effluents
Session 12-5: Bioavailability and Biodegradation Mechanisms of Oil Contaminants
Session 12-6: Anaerobic/Aerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Session 12-7: Important Biotransformation in Bioremediation
Session 12-8: Biodegradation of “BTEX” Hydrocarbons
Session 12-9: Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Nitroaromatic Compounds
Session 12-10: Chlorinated Aromatic, Aliphatic Compounds, and ETBE
Session 12-11: Nutrient Requirements for Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminants
Session 12-12: Designing and Engineering Microbial Bioremediation Processes
Session 12-13: Combination of Chemical/Physical and Biological Remediation
Session 12-14: Bioreactor-based Processes and Bio-filtration
Session 12-15: Measuring and Monitoring Technologies of Bioremediation